SCENT: TRAINING TO TRACK, SEARCH, AND RESCUE. By Milo D. Pearsall and Hugo Verbruggen, M.D.

(1982) reprint. 8vo (158 x 235mm). Ppxiv,225. B/w photographs and diargrams, bibliography. Laminated boards.

"Tracking has long needed a complete, authoritative and definitive work giving scientific information on scent, sight, and how to train a dog to search and track. ...This book is one of the most significant works on the subject. It contains a treasury of knowledge [and is] a 'Bible' on scent and tracking. ...No book, until this one, has gone so [far] beneath the surface to help the reader understand the particulars of scent, sight, and tracking behaviour. The scientific aspect deserves the highest praise for its development. ...A unique and major breakthrough ...a most practical book". Chapters include: The total dog; Scent; Scent and science; The track; The learning experience; Kindergarten puppy tracking; Tracking equipment and testing; Introduction to tracking; The tracking test; The AKC Aevanced Test; Training to search; Search and track; Search and find; Search and rescue; Search-find-search; Trail companion; Scent and the law enforcement agency; First aid on the trail. Appendices are: Take, hold, and carry; Search and Track Test; AKC rules and regulations.